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Pretty in Pink Answer to Neighborly Brother in Lovenew
Beauty Shop limps feebly along when plot details intrude to gum up the film's frothy, escapist works.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Beauty Shop, Bille Wolfe
Director Danny Boyle Gets Lost in the Plot of Millionsnew
Millions starts off with a bushel of important ideas. But by the end, there's just the hero battling a stock baddie as all directorial attention turns to foiling the crook a la Home Alone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
Sin City Beats Noir Genre to a Pulpnew
Sin City's lurid, brutal stories unfold in a black-and-white world with rare intrusions of color -- but no sunlight, no superfluous people and scarcely any props beyond weapons, muscle and skin.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
Actor/Director Ray McKinnon Revels in the Real Southnew
In 2002, Ray McKinnon won an Oscar for writing, directing and playing the title character in The Accountant, a short film that is one of the best -- and funniest -- movies ever made about the realities of Dixie.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ray McKinnon, Chrystal
Take It Sleazynew
Visually arresting Sin City wallows in guns, gore, and girls.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
03-30-2005 |
Reviews
A World Without Graynew
For purists, this comic-book adaptation is a marvel of hard-boiled fidelity. For outsiders, the bloodshed may be too black-and-white.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Reviews
South by Southwest Compassnew
The Austin Chronicle offers complete coverage of the 2005 SXSW Film, Interactive, and Music conferences and festivals with links to individuals reviews, profiles and stories.
Austin Chronicle |
Various |
03-25-2005 |
Movies
Take Me to the Rivernew
A fascinating, confounding documentary portrays the "longest-running religious festival in history" – the Kumbh Mela in Prayag, India, a 70 million-strong, once-every-12-years event.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Zydeco Polkanew
The life of a retired German miner and accordion player is spurred toward change by the sound of zydeco music.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
A Cursed Videotape Rings Twicenew
Narrative listlessness and a lack of scares makes this mother-and-son reunion a shabby affair.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hideo Nakata, The Ring Two
Follow-up Is No Runner-Upnew
No medals will be awarded for this Sandra Bullock follow-up, although the actress proves herself an ever-game comic actress.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Childhood Done Just Rightnew
A sweet, emotionally complex film about faith, charity, and growing up is not what most people would have expected from Trainspotting's Danny Boyle, but this new movie is unmistakably his.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
Frozen Assetsnew
This refreshingly femme-centric tale advocates on behalf of physics, feminism, and athleticism.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ice Princess, Tim Fywell
Come Againnew
Bernie Mac gets punk'd by Ashton Kutcher.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Guess Who, Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Callous Disservicenew
While Callas Forever seems sincere in its attempt to pay tribute to the world’s most famous opera singer, it unwittingly disserves her in its bizarre wish-fantasy about resurrecting her voice onscreen.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Callas Forever, Franco Zeffirelli
